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expostulate

/ik-spos-chuh-leyt/US // ɪkˈspɒs tʃəˌleɪt //UK // (ɪkˈspɒstjʊˌleɪt) //

辩称,辩解,争辩,争论

Related Words

dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解 protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉 argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休 oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者 remonstrate谏言,劝谏,谏诤,劝说

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb

1
ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing.
- : to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbreason with

Synonyms

argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休 dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解 oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者 protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉 remonstrate谏言,劝谏,谏诤,劝说

Antonyms

agree同意,赞同,赞成,答应

Examples

Situated as we were, we did not feel ourselves at liberty to expostulate against the obvious unreasonableness of their demands.
“Yes,” replied the seamen, unanimously; and Ready knew that it was in vain to expostulate.
To expostulate with the rebellious house of Israel he was sent.
And so great had been my surprise over these last acquirements of the captain that until now I had had no breath to expostulate.
Let us expostulate with these learned sages, these priests of the sacred temple of justice.

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